Harris Corporation Successfully Completes Advanced EHF Navy Multiband Terminal Prototype Testing Ahead of Schedule
April 05 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris test confirms outstanding performance of satellite
communications system MELBOURNE, Fla., April 5
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an
international communications and information technology company,
has completed the formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High
Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system two weeks
ahead of schedule. The company's completion of the prototype test
represents yet another success in a series of milestone
achievements for Harris, which is competing for the $1 billion-plus
U.S. Navy communications program. Conducted at the Harris Navy
Integration and Test Facility in Palm Bay, Florida, the company's
testing verified that all aspects of the Harris Navy Multiband
Terminal (NMT) and interfaces to the U.S. government-furnished
antennas exhibited exceptional performance across the required
breadth of communications. "Our outstanding prototype test results,
combined with our ongoing investments in the follow-on NMT System
Development and Demonstration phase, ensure the Navy that Harris
offers the lowest-risk NMT solution going forward," said Sheldon
Fox, vice president and general manager of Department of Defense
Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems Division. "The
Harris NMT approach utilizes proven, readily available technologies
that will deliver a highly reliable and technically capable
terminal to the warfighter." The test utilized the common
Communications Group and ship Antenna Group terminals developed by
Harris, along with U.S. government-furnished antennas for submarine
mast, submarine periscope and shore applications. As determined by
Harris, it was successful in demonstrating low data rate (LDR) and
medium data rate (MDR) communications using an operational MILSTAR
satellite. Extended data rate (XDR) and simultaneous LDR-MDR
communications also were demonstrated operating with MIT-Lincoln
Laboratory's satellite simulator. Harris teammate Azoic Engineering
developed the software required to access the MILSTAR and future
AEHF satellites - a critical element of the NMT Phase 1A Program.
Harris won a contract in 2003 to develop four prototypes for the
next- generation AEHF NMT. The NMT Phase 1A Program is a 43-month
effort to design and develop prototype Q-band SATCOM submarine,
shipboard and shore terminals in support of the U.S. Navy's
FORCEnet concept. The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command,
on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program
Executive Office for C4I, expects to downselect the NMT contract to
a single performer in the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Once
fielded, the AEHF NMT will serve as the common element among naval
information networks, providing interconnection of individual naval
assets with other services and the Global Information Grid. About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of about $4 billion and
more than 14,000 employees -- including more than 6,000 engineers
and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class
assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services for
global markets, including government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and wireless transmission
network solutions. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/. Sound interesting? Find
great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/
Forward-Looking Statement This press release contains
forward-looking statements that reflect management's current
expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and
economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the
safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future
trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the
expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and
involve risks and uncertainties. Other factors that may impact the
company's results and forward-looking statement may be disclosed in
the company's filings with the SEC. Harris disclaims any intention
or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer,
Government Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, , or
Jim Burke, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, , both of
Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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